JP Cormier sings Great Harbour Deep

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Uploaded by on Oct 22, 2008

JP Cormier, Hilda Chiasson-Cormier, & Darren McMullen:bass,performs "Great Harbour Deep" @ Halifax shopping center during the 2007 East Coast Music Awards in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada This song is on JP's CD "The Messenger"
This song was written by JP,it is a true story about Great Harbour Deep a outpost village in Newfoundland that was only accessible by water or bush plane.The federal government in it's wisdom cut funding to the town and spent millions to relocate the people, shortly after that a logging co. built a road into the area to harvest the trees.

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  • is this a stan rogers song?sorry for the dumb question =)

  • Not a dumb question.This song was written by JP,it is a true story about Great Harbour Deep a outpost village in NFL that was only accessible by water or bush plane.The federal government in it's wisdom cut funding to the town and spent millions to relocate the people, shortly after that a logging co. built a road into the area to harvest the trees.

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  • JP's one of those singers who'll send chills up your spine - and one of those players who makes your fingers depressed... ;)

  • Awesome! Simply awesome!

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  • @skirdhu9 - I can't think of a better way to say it! I'm astounded that any one man can be THAT GOOD an instrumentalist and THAT GOOD a singer/songwriter. I've been listening to his CD collection of songs (Looking back vol. 2) almost non-stop since it showed up in the mail.

  • @skirdhu9 - I can't think of a better way to say it! I'm astounded that any one man can be THAT GOOD an instrumentalist and THAT GOOD a singer/songwriter. I've been listening to his CD collection of songs (Looking back vol. 2) almost non-stop since it showed up in the mail.

  • This song by JP Cormier is awesome ...It is accurate' and back in the early 60's there were dozens of out-port communities all along the coast lines of NL that suffered the same fate ....Great video thanks for posting...

  • JOHNRWA....close .. but not really true...

    The people voted to leave

    The province...not the feds,did the deal

    They never did build a road in there....

    Nice song just the same....

  • Beautiful but sad song, I miss home! :(

  • JP ..in my opinion ,is one of the best East Coast singer song writers in our region,,,A must see performance for sure,, a first class gentleman,,proud to say he`s my friend!! A Stan fest FAVORITE!!

  • wow this is one hell of a song he must be some proud of this one fine songwriting effort man i wish i could write something like this i really think this song is gonna be a classic for me its right up there with wreck of the edmund fitzgerald definatly a favorite...

  • This is some good music! Thank you! Beautiful voice!

    I am craving some french fries though for some reason.

  • Wonderful voice. Why doesn't this surprise me? I'm with "skirdhu9" this IS awesome!

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